What have F1 drivers been up to in the off-season? The 2024 Formula 1 season starts this month as the Bahrain Grand Prix begins on the 29 February where Max Verstappen will commence his championship defence. Motorsport · Feb 1, 2024
What next for Sainz after Hamilton’s Ferrari F1 switch bombshell? The revelation that Lewis Hamilton will depart Mercedes for Ferrari, which announced a new multi-year deal for Charles Leclerc only last Thursday, necessarily means there is no room for Scuderia incumbent Carlos Sainz beyond the expiration of his current 2024 Formula 1 deal. Autosport · Feb 1, 2024
How Hamilton's exit could leave the Mercedes F1 team in a tough spot Hamilton only signed a fresh two-year deal with Mercedes for 2024 and 2025 last summer, but clearly left wiggle room for the usual exit clauses in case he had a change of heart. Autosport · Feb 1, 2024
Ferrari market cap surges $7 billion amid Hamilton F1 bombshell As reported earlier by Autosport, Hamilton is set to be announced imminently as a Ferrari driver from 2025 after agreeing a shock switch from Mercedes. Autosport · Feb 1, 2024
What have Formula 1 drivers done in the off-season? The 2024 Formula 1 season starts this month as the Bahrain Grand Prix begins on the 29 February where Max Verstappen will commence his championship defence. Autosport · Jan 31, 2024
McLaren: Norris "stands together" with F1 greats as world champion material Norris announced last week that he had committed his long-term future to McLaren, with a new contract that takes him beyond the 2026 season. Motorsport · Jan 29, 2024
Has Norris done the right thing by committing to McLaren? Loyalty is laudable but absolutely no guarantee of success in Formula 1. Lando Norris wants to, and has shown the potential to, win world titles. So, his signing a contract extension to stay put at McLaren is not primarily borne out of a feeling that he needs to repay any… Autosport · Jan 27, 2024
Norris: Race wins, not F1 title, the realistic goal before 2026 The Briton has just signed a new contract extension at McLaren, keeping him at the Woking-based squad until 2027 at the earliest, which he hopes will put him on the path to achieve his world title dream. Motorsport · Jan 27, 2024
Lando Norris commits to McLaren until 2026 and targets tilt at Formula One title The British driver’s deal was due to expire at the end of 2025 with a host of rival teams interested in poaching the promising 24-year-old The Guardian - UK · Jan 26, 2024
Why stable F1 2024 entry list was calm before driver market storm The twin confirmations of extended deals for Charles Leclerc at Ferrari and Lando Norris at McLaren may not be much of a surprise, and are perhaps less exciting than if either driver was moving elsewhere. Autosport · Jan 26, 2024
The consequences of Norris’s McLaren deal on the F1 driver market The twin confirmations of extended deals for Charles Leclerc at Ferrari and Lando Norris at McLaren may not be much of a surprise, and are perhaps less exciting than if either driver was moving elsewhere. Motorsport · Jan 26, 2024
Norris: Rival team talks quickly "shut down" before new McLaren F1 deal The Briton has just announced a new deal that will keep him at McLaren beyond the 2026 season, although the exact length of his contract has not been revealed. Autosport · Jan 26, 2024
Norris commits to new McLaren F1 deal The Briton’s previous deal with McLaren, signed back in 2022, ran out at the end of 2025 and he would have been an obvious long-term target for teams like Red Bull and Audi. Autosport · Jan 26, 2024
McLaren takes heart that new tech chiefs don’t want F1 design U-turn There is no silver bullet answer and, instead, much of the brilliance that made the RB18 and RB19 cars so dominant lay in how all its ideas worked together as a complete package. Motorsport · Jan 25, 2024
Autosport · Jan 25, 2024 Why McLaren takes heart that new tech chiefs don’t want F1 design U-turn There is no silver bullet answer and, instead, much of the brilliance that made the RB18 and RB19 cars so dominant lay in how all its ideas worked together as a complete package.
Autosport · Jan 24, 2024 Formula 1: Drive to Survive - What to expect from Netflix documentary Drive to Survive is returning for its sixth season in 2024, giving many F1 fans a much-needed fix of last season’s action. It was previously revealed that the popular Netflix documentary would be returning with coverage from the 2023 season as part of a two-season renewal in May 2022, with season 5…
Motorsport · Jan 23, 2024 What Motorsport.com is looking forward to in 2024 The motorsport winter is quickly coming to an end, while several series across the globe have already begun their 2024 activities, meaning plotlines and talking points are unfolding right now.
Autosport · Jan 23, 2024 What Autosport is looking forward to in 2024 The motorsport winter is quickly coming to an end, while several series across the globe have already begun their 2024 activities, meaning plotlines and talking points are unfolding right now.
Motorsport · Jan 22, 2024 When Alonso and Norris almost tasted success at Daytona The forthcoming Daytona 24 Hours features a plethora of ex-F1 stars who have all made the transition to endurance racing.
Motorsport · Jan 22, 2024 McLaren F1 driver Norris partners with YouTube star Lenney Quadrant, which was launched by Norris, his management company ADD and the Veloce media concern in November 2020, says it has closed “a seven-figure investment round to fuel its growth ambitions.”
Autosport · Jan 21, 2024 How Webber and Stella helped steer Piastri through his rookie F1 season In an era of no testing and with sprint events compromising track time on race weekends it’s not easy to come into a high-profile team like McLaren, especially alongside a driver of the obvious talent of Lando Norris.
Autosport · Jan 19, 2024 When Alonso and Norris almost tasted success at Daytona 24 Hours The forthcoming Daytona 24 Hours features a plethora of ex-F1 stars who have all made the transition to endurance racing.
The Guardian - UK · Jan 16, 2024 ‘He is ready’: McLaren hopeful Lando Norris can claim first F1 win in 2024 Lando Norris is in position to take his first F1 win this season if the team can deliver a competitive car, according to McLaren’s team principal, Andrea Stella
Autosport · Jan 16, 2024 Brown "confident" McLaren can keep Norris long-term despite Red Bull interest Norris currently has a contract to race with McLaren – where he has competed ever since he entered F1 as a rookie back in 2019 – until the end of the 2025 campaign.
Motorsport · Jan 16, 2024 McLaren reveals new-look 2024 F1 livery ahead of MCL38 launch The Woking-based team has made a change to its new season launch process for 2024, as in previous years it revealed both the livery and launch specification of its new design simultaneously.